World Rugby took a risk awarding Japan the hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup but it has turned out to be a great decision Brett Gosper, CEO of the sport's governing body, told AFP.
The 60-year-old Australian added announcing two World Cup hosts as ...

Japan on Wednesday marked 100 days to go until the start of this year's Rugby World Cup, with World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper saying, "The waiting is almost over."
With 1.5 million of the 1.8 million tickets already sold and 500,000 overseas visitors now expected ...

Rugby officials emphasized that the first Rugby World Cup in Asian would be a "game changer" that could bring the game to the next phase.
Speaking at a One-Year To Go Festival event at Tokyo's Meiji Kinenkan, World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said that "history ...

World Rugby said Thursday it will look at the game's governance in Samoa after administrators in the Pacific nation admitted they were bankrupt and could not pay their bills.
Samoa Rugby Union chairman Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegao pleaded with the public for financial support this week, ...

World Rugby chief Brett Gosper admits he is concerned that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are shunting the 2019 Rugby World Cup into the shadows just three years before Japan hosts the event.
"I do think it's important that we remind the people of Japan that ...

World rugby chiefs have declared the sport's reintroduction to the Olympics a success after fans at Deodoro Stadium made Thursday's final day of the Rio 2016 competition a noisy and colorful affair.
Rugby returned to the Olympics this week in its shortened sevens format after ...

Kyoto will host the draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in May next year, tournament organizers announced on Thursday.
Although the exact location has yet to be decided, organizers suggested that a temple or shrine in Japan's ancient capital could even provide the setting ...

World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper confirmed Thursday that the 2019 Rugby World Cup could be moved to South Africa if Japan does not provide assurances by the end of this month that it will be able to successfully host the tournament.
Speaking to South Africa's ...